Being a lover of stories--no matter how brief or mundane--the summaries of the manuscript and logbook cards I'm currently seeing are a thrill. For instance:
Topsfield Indian claim, 1701. "16 June 1701 in which John How and Isaac Peabody stated that a Moses Parker & an Indian named Sam English came to town & tried to influence them w/ threats, to pay more to the Indian for their land."